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Crafted Gear Capped at Item Level 636 in the War Within Season 1

Blizzard confirmed that crafting gear will be capped at Item Level 636 in the War Within Season 1. Yesterday at 19:57 by Staff

Dragonflight Mythic+ Season 4 Top 0.1% Class Representation

We're looking at the top 0.1% class representation in Mythic+ for Dragonflight Season 4! Yesterday at 18:53 by Stan

Monk Changes in the War Within Beta Build 55789

Monks also got a few changes in the most recent War Within Beta build. Yesterday at 18:31 by Stan

Valarjar Champions Greatsword Nerfed in the War Within Pre-Patch

Players have noticed an undocumented change in the War Within pre-patch affecting the size of the Valarjar Champion's Greatsword. Yesterday at 17:49 by Stan

XP Token Calculator for Mailbox Levelers in MoP Remix Updated for the War Within Pre-Patch

The XP Token Calculator designed to help you level alts by saving XP tokens in the mailbox in MoP Remix has been updated for the War Within pre-patch! Yesterday at 17:22 by Stan

Lead Class Designer Teases “Wild” Unique Changes in Season 5

We’re only a few days away from the Season 5 livestream, and Class Designer Adam Z. Jackson teased some “wild unique changes” coming in the patch! Yesterday at 16:27 by Staff

Mage Changes in the War Within Beta Build 55789

Mages got a lot of tuning in the latest War Within Beta build! 1 comment Yesterday at 16:20 by Stan

Hunter Changes in the War Within Beta 55789

Check out the latest Hunter class adjustments from the War Within Beta! Yesterday at 09:48 by Stan

The War Within Official Cinematic: Shadows Beneath

Here comes a big one as Blizzard have unveiled the official War Within cinematic! Featuring some shots we've seen already, this full cinematic expands on them and we get to see Azj-Kahet and Nerub-ar palace, not to mention the Dawnbreaker entering the zone! Yesterday at 04:28 by Staff

World First Mythic Garrosh Solo in MoP Remix

Solozerro has defeated Mythic Garrosh alone in MoP Remix! Congrats to the amazing feat that took months of dedication to accomplish! 6 comments Jul 26, 2024 at 19:09 by Stan

Druid Changes in the War Within Beta Build 55789

We've looked at the latest Druid changes that went live on the War Within Beta this week. Jul 26, 2024 at 18:57 by Stan

Alysrazor Bugged in the War Within Pre-Patch

As of the War Within pre-patch, Alysrazor in the Firelands raid is bugged, preventing players from getting the Flametalon of Alysrazor mount. Jul 26, 2024 at 18:11 by Stan

The newest Path of Exile League, Settlers of Kalguur 3.25, launches today! We've updated the guides on our sister site, PoE Vault, to ensure that Exiles are well-prepared to help Kalguuran pioneers build the town of Kingsmarch and establish trade between Wraeclast and their homeland. 3 comments Jul 26, 2024 at 14:56 by Staff

The War Within Pre-Patch Early Mythic+ DPS, Tank and Healer Log Rankings

It's time for some more preliminary stats, as the pre-patch has been here a whole 3 days (well, not exactly "whole", especially considering the game time gifts)! We're taking a look at how the class changes shifted the dungeon meta, but keep in mind these are really early numbers and fewer players do Mythic+ in post-season. 1 comment Jul 26, 2024 at 13:30 by Starym

The War Within and Season of Discovery Hotfixes, July 25th

There's plenty more class changes for both the pre-patch and Season of Discovery, along with dungeon tweaks, Skyriding fixes, profession and PvP adjustments and more! 1 comment Jul 26, 2024 at 01:01 by Starym

Game Time Incoming for Players on North American Realms

Players on North American servers will receive an extra day of game time as compensation for the extended War Within pre-patch maintenance! 5 comments Jul 25, 2024 at 22:14 by Staff

Demon Hunter Changes in the War Within Beta Build 55789

Demon Hunters received various buffs in this week's War Within Beta Build 55789. 1 comment Jul 25, 2024 at 21:34 by Stan

Blizzard have announced there was an issue with non-boss mobs in Molten Core not having the correct immunities in the first few minutes of the raid's launch. A hotfix has been deployed, but players that entered the raid in that period can also resolve the issue by soft resetting the instance or switching Hear level. Jul 25, 2024 at 20:43 by Staff

Molten Core and Onyxias Lair Now Live in Season of Discovery Phase 4

The new Molten Core and Onyxia's Lair are now live in SoD Phase 4! Jul 25, 2024 at 20:11 by Staff

Season 5 Developer Livestream: August 1st

Blizzard have announced the next developer livestream, and we’ll be getting more Season 5 info on August 1st! Jul 25, 2024 at 17:16 by Staff

The War Within Pre-Patch Raid DPS Log Rankings: Day 1

The pre-patch is upon us! It's all very chaotic still, and we're taking a look at the extremely preliminary rankings for Amirdrassil, as both NA and EU have had at least a day to dive into the raid with the new class changes. And oh boy have things changed, as Beast Mastery is tearing it up (with a hotfixed older set feature)! Again keep in mind this is mostly for fun, as there are very few logs to take a look at. 3 comments Jul 25, 2024 at 17:08 by Starym

The War Within pre-patch introduced several bugs. One notable issue affects the Tusks of Mannoroth, which reduces your Strength by 1. 2 comments Jul 25, 2024 at 14:03 by Stan

Death Knight Changes in the War Within Beta Build 55789

Here are the latest Death Knight changes from this week's War Within Beta build! 1 comment Jul 25, 2024 at 13:53 by Stan

Awakening the Machine Event Scrapped in the War Within?

The latest War Within Beta build comes with hints that the Awakening the Machine event in the Ringing Deeps may have been scrapped. 3 comments Jul 25, 2024 at 13:04 by Stan

New War Within Login Screen with Music in 4K

Blizzard has added a shiny new login screen in the latest War Within Beta build. Check it out! 4 comments Jul 25, 2024 at 07:11 by Stan

Cross-Realm Trading Temporarily Disabled

Blizzard have announced that cross-realm trading is temporarily disabled, as they work on a fix for an unspecified issue. Jul 25, 2024 at 03:30 by Staff

The War Within and Season of Discovery Hotfixes, July 24th

The very first hotfixes of the War Within pre-patch have arrived! We have Hunter nerfs, fixes for Skyriding, level boosts, Evoker queuing, quests, as well as plenty of Season of Discovery Phase 4 adjustments, from item droprate changes to more class tuning. Jul 25, 2024 at 03:24 by Starym

War Within Beta Development Notes: July 24th

Here come this week's Beta development notes, featuring more class tuning, PvP changes, profession tweaks and more. Jul 25, 2024 at 02:10 by Staff

Higher Libram and Burning Essence Droprate Hotfix Coming + Fire Resist Explanation in SoD P4

Blizzard will be increasing the drop rate for Librams of Resilience in BRD and BRS, as well as Burning Essence rates from the Dark Coffer with a hotfix today. They also explained some of the fire resistance numbers found in today's Molten Core post, pointing out that those listed were fully buffed. Jul 25, 2024 at 01:04 by Staff

Outdated Talent Trees in War Within Pre-Patch Are Intended

As many players noticed, the talent trees that went live with the War Within pre-patch do not match the current ones from the Beta. Blizzard have now clarified that is intended, as the trees showcase the initial class changes, and not the final ones in the expansion itself. Jul 24, 2024 at 22:19 by Staff

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